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WanderWill
WanderWill
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November 16, 2022
Question

.cr2 files from Canon 70D will not import into Lightroom Classic

  • November 16, 2022
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Hello,

Lightroom Classic 12.0.1 and Camera Raw 15.0

PC: Windows 11 Pro v. 21H2

i7-12700

32GB RAM

 

I have photos from a past vacation I'm trying to import into Lightroom and all the .jpg files will import but not the .cr2 files from a Canon 70D.  


I tried opening with Photoshop and I'm able to open the .cr2 files in Photoshop.  

 

I can convert the .cr2 files to .jpg but this isn't manageable in the long term with many other directories and .cr2 images.  I really just want to open the .cr2 fiels in LR.  

 

When I try to import the files in LR (using the import process, leaving the images in their current location - on an additional drive inside my PC).
File>Import Photos and Videos

 

One thing I just noticed - if I uncheck "Don't Import Suspected Duplicates" then I am able to import the .cr2 files.  
For added clarity - there are no .jpg versions of the files in the LR catalog.  


Is there some history of files imported into lightroom?  I may have imported them in another catalog years ago.  I'm rebuilding a new catalog now. 

 

Thoughts?  I've done all the updates and am at a loss. 

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    dj_paige
    dj_paige
    Legend
    November 16, 2022

    One thing I just noticed - if I uncheck "Don't Import Suspected Duplicates" then I am able to import the .cr2 files.  

     

    These are duplicates. You should NOT import them a 2nd time, that could cause problems.

     

    Is there some history of files imported into lightroom? I may have imported them in another catalog years ago. I'm rebuilding a new catalog now. 

     

    Catalog history is contained in a single catalog. It doesn't matter if you imported them into another catalog, the reason this won't work with this catalog is that they have already been imported into THIS catalog.

    WanderWill
    WanderWillAuthor
    Participant
    November 17, 2022

    I agree- it is interesting that unchecking the box works- but it does.  Without unchecking the box, LR does not recognize the .cr2 files.  

    As I said, I may have imported them earlier into this catalog - but I have migrated drives (and built a whole new computer).  

     

    For now- it is working to uncheck that box.  I'll just make sure I leave it unchecked for future imports, unless there is a better way to have LR import the files from their current drive/directory.

    LinSims
    Community Expert
    LinSimsCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 16, 2022

    Let me move this to the Lightroom Classic forum for you, which is the appropriate forum for your question.

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